Northwestern Corp. (NWE)$71.93
Market Cap: 3.58 BCurrency: USD
Research Snapshot
Static fundamentals, valuation context, and investor signals for Northwestern Corp. (NWE).
UTILITIES
UTILITIES - REGULATED ELECTRIC
DCF ready
Valuation
-52.7x
EV/FCF, N/A FCF yield
Quality
2.9%
ROIC, -8.1% FCF margin
Growth
N/A
5Y sales (revenue) CAGR
Balance sheet
1.1x
Debt/equity, 0.7x current ratio
Superinvestors
1
Top: Mairs & Power Growth Fund (0.1%)
Strengths to research
No strong positive screening signals were detected from the checked-in dataset.
Watchouts
- Free cash flow margin is negative at -8.1%.
- Current ratio is below 1 at 0.7x.
Annual data: 5 periods
Quarterly data: 14 periods
Stock snapshot: May 25, 2026
Static dataset: May 25, 2026
Quality Scorecard
Build-time composite score for NWE.
Grade D
36
/ 100
Peer Comparison
Target stock against 8 market-cap comparable peers.
Heat map: red worst to green best
| NWE Target | Northwestern Corp. | $3.6B | 24.5x | -52.7x | 2.9% | N/A | -8.1% | N/A | 5.7x | N/A |
| IDA | IDACORP Inc. Hldg. Co. | $6.3B | 24.1x | -16.3x | 4.7% | 6.3% | -33.1% | N/A | 5.1x | N/A |
| PNW | PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION | $11.2B | 20.4x | -13.7x | 9.0% | 8.3% | -15.3% | N/A | 0.0x | N/A |
| LNT | Alliant Energy | $15.7B | 23.6x | 12.9x | 11.0% | 5.0% | 26.8% | N/A | -0.3x | N/A |
| EVRG | Evergy Inc. | $16.0B | 22.9x | -21.2x | 8.4% | 3.6% | -13.2% | N/A | 0.0x | N/A |
| EIX | EDISON INTERNATIONAL | $21.1B | 6.2x | -82.5x | 8.0% | 7.3% | -3.7% | N/A | 3.7x | N/A |
| ES | EVERSOURCE ENERGY | $21.8B | 15.4x | -479.6x | 10.5% | 8.8% | -0.3% | N/A | 0.0x | N/A |
| CMS | CMS ENERGY CORP | $21.8B | 21.1x | 9.5x | 11.7% | 5.9% | 26.9% | N/A | -0.2x | N/A |
| FE | FIRSTENERGY CORP. | $24.9B | 26.3x | -24.7x | 8.2% | 7.1% | -6.7% | N/A | 0.0x | N/A |
Financial Charts
No financial data available for NWE (annual).
1 superinvestors own NWE
Current quarter ownership and quarter-over-quarter share changes.
Superinvestor ownership
| Fund | Shares | Value | % Portfolio | QoQ Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mairs & Power Growth Fund Mairs & Power Growth Fund | 86,002 | $6M | 0.06% | 0.0% |